Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Halfway Home

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Updated on June 26, 2023 2:07AM EST

Wow, has this season flown by. Sometime this week, we'll hit the midpoint of the 2023 campaign. It must be the pitch clock, right?

Oddly, ERA continues to trend down. It was 4.35 in March/April, then 4.23 in May. So far in June, it's been 4.20. This is the time of the season ERA usually heads up, as scoring piggybacks the thermometer. Maybe it will reverse, but until it does, being aggressive with starting pitching still makes sense.

Please note this doesn't mean forcing two-start guys into your lineup, but rather continuing to seek one-start weeks with favorable matchups.

There is some rain in the forecast this weekend, so be sure to check back Sunday night for any revisions. Speaking of which, the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please address rotation questions over there. As always, I'm happy to answer rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday June 26, 2:05 AM ET

Week of June 26 - July 2

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	MIN, MIA	Seems like he's always projected for a two-step
2	Dylan Cease	CWS	@LAA, @OAK
3	Luis Castillo	SEA	WAS, TB	Homers up lately, should correct
4	Framber Valdez	HOU	@STL, @TEX
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	CWS
6	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@SEA
7	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL, @KC
8	Tyler Wells	BAL	CIN
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Wow, has this season flown by. Sometime this week, we'll hit the midpoint of the 2023 campaign. It must be the pitch clock, right?

Please note this doesn't mean forcing two-start guys into your lineup, but rather continuing to seek one-start weeks with favorable matchups.

UPDATED: Monday June 26, 2:05 AM ET

Week of June 26 - July 2

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	MIN, MIA	Seems like he's always projected for a two-step
2	Dylan Cease	CWS	@LAA, @OAK
3	Luis Castillo	SEA	WAS, TB	Homers up lately, should correct
4	Framber Valdez	HOU	@STL, @TEX
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	CWS
6	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@SEA
7	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL, @KC
8	Tyler Wells	BAL	CIN
9	Zac Gallen	ARI	TB, @LAA
10	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CHC
11	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SF, BOS
12	Julio Urias	LAD	@KC
13	Jon Gray	TEX	DET
14	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
15	Yu Darvish	SD	@PIT, @CIN
16	Cristian Javier	HOU	@STL
17	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@KC
18	Logan Gilbert	SEA	WAS
19	Max Scherzer	NYM	MIL
20	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@STL
21	Michael Kopech	CWS	@LAA, @OAK
22	Shane McClanahan	TB	@ARI	Back issue doesn't appear to be serious
23	Justin Verlander	NYM	MIL, SF	A good time get things rolling
24	Mitch Keller	PIT	SD
25	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@CHC, WAS	1.38 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 29 K over last 32.2 IP, spanning 5 GS
26	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@PIT
27	Joe Ryan	MIN	@ATL
28	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	MIA, @TOR	19 K with just 2 BB over prior 20.1 IP
29	Shane Bieber	CLE	@KC
30	James Paxton	BOS	@TOR
31	Michael Wacha	SD	@CIN
32	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@BAL
33	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	HOU
34	Justin Steele	CHC	CLE
35	Reid Detmers	LAA	CWS, ARI
36	Gavin Williams	CLE	@KC, @CHC		0%	0%
37	Kyle Bradish	BAL	MIN
38	Domingo German	NYY	@OAK
39	Marcus Stroman	CHC	CLE
40	Bryce Elder	ATL	MIN
41	Andrew Heaney	TEX	DET, HOU
42	Joe Musgrove	SD	@PIT
43	Wade Miley	MIL	@NYM		21%
44	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@OAK
45	George Kirby	SEA	TB
46	Tanner Banks	CWS	@OAK		0%	0%
47	Blake Snell	SD	@PIT
48	David Peterson	NYM	MIL, SF		3%	0%
49	Sonny Gray	MIN	@ATL, @BAL
50	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@BOS
51	Alex Cobb	SF	@NYM
52	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	MIN
53	Bryce Miller	SEA	TB
54	Jordan Montgomery	STL	HOU, NYY
55	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CHC
56	Taj Bradley	TB	@ARI, @SEA	3.28 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 37 K over last 24.2 IP
57	Logan Webb	SF	@TOR
58	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@NYM
59	Trevor Richards	TOR	BOS		2%	26%
60	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIA	Developing secondaries at the major league level
61	Mix 12 Reliever
62	Kodai Senga	NYM	MIL
63	JP Sears	OAK	NYY
64	Yonny Chirinos	TB	@SEA		9%
65	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@BOS, @ATL	Needs to work his way back up the rankings
66	Jake Irvin	WAS	@SEA		0%	2%
67	Luis Severino	NYY	@STL
68	Mix 15 Reliever
69	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@LAA
70	Bailey Ober	MIN	@BAL
71	Dane Dunning	TEX	DET
72	Zach Eflin	TB	@ARI	In a rut, but a 2.88 xFIP says to be patient
73	Kyle Gibson	BAL	CIN
74	Bryan Woo	SEA	WAS
75	Jose Berrios	TOR	SF
76	Eury Perez	MIA	@ATL	Huge test for the rookie.
77	Logan Allen	CLE	@KC
78	Seth Lugo	SD	@CIN		30%
79	Jhony Brito	NYY	@OAK, @STL		2%	0%
80	Charlie Morton	ATL	MIA
81	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@NYM
82	Rich Hill	PIT	SD, MIL		10%
83	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CHC
84	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@BOS
85	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
86	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SF
87	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@LAA
88	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@ATL		38%
89	Hogan Harris	OAK	CWS		1%	23%
90	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC
91	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	PHI		44%
92	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	CWS
93	Drew Smyly	CHC	PHI
94	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@BAL
95	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@TOR
96	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	BOS
97	Alex Wood	SF	@TOR, @NYM		25%
98	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
99	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	WAS		0%	8%
100	Johan Oviedo	PIT	MIL
101	Chris Murphy	BOS	MIA		0%	0%
102	Griffin Canning	LAA	ARI
103	Jack Flaherty	STL	NYY
104	Dean Kremer	BAL	MIN		25%
105	Ross Stripling	SF	@TOR		2%	4%
106	Cole Irvin	BAL	CIN, MIN		1%	25%
107	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@PHI
108	Zack Greinke	KC	CLE		3%	47%
109	Lance Lynn	CWS	@LAA
110	Tyler Anderson	LAA	ARI		16%
111	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SEA, @PHI		0%	9%
112	Colin Rea	MIL	@NYM, @PIT		3%
113	Miles Mikolas	STL	HOU
114	James Kaprielian	OAK	NYY		1%	6%
115	Matthew Liberatore	STL	NYY
116	Julio Teheran	MIL	@NYM, @PIT
117	Jaime Barria	LAA	CWS		18%
118	Luis Ortiz	PIT	SD		5%
119	Reese Olson	DET	@TEX
120	Martin Perez	TEX	DET, HOU
121	Jameson Taillon	CHC	PHI, CLE		49%
122	Austin Gomber	COL	DET		0%	0%
123	Austin Cox	KC	CLE		0%	0%
124	Matthew Boyd	DET	@TEX, @COL		23%
125	Jared Shuster	ATL	MIA
126	Brady Singer	KC	CLE, LAD		49%
127	Bobby Miller	LAD	@COL
128	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	MIL		1%	21%
129	Michael Lorenzen	DET	@COL
130	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	SF		17%
131	J.P. France	HOU	@STL
132	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@SEA		1%	4%
133	Connor Seabold	COL	LAD, DET		0%	0%
134	Matt Manning	DET	@TEX, @COL		1%	13%
135	Josiah Gray	WAS	@PHI
136	Paul Blackburn	OAK	NYY, CWS		9%
137	Jordan Lyles	KC	LAD		0%	4%
138	Tommy Henry	ARI	TB		8%	47%
139	Noah Davis	COL	DET		0%	0%
140	Adam Wainwright	STL	HOU		8%	49%
141	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD		10%	38%
142	Joey Wentz	DET	@TEX		1%	8%
143	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@LAA		2%
144	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	SD		5%	11%
145	Daniel Lynch	KC	LAD		4%
146	Bryan Hoeing	MIA	@ATL		1%	8%
147	Levi Stoudt	CIN	SD		0%	0%
148	Luis Medina	OAK	CWS		0%	4%
149	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@TEX		0%	15%
150	Zach Davies	ARI	TB		2%	4%
151	Luke Weaver	CIN	@BAL		0%	23%
152	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@BAL, SD		4%	25%
153	Chase Anderson	COL	LAD		0%	6%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Dylan Cease	CWS	@LAA, @OAK
2	Luis Castillo	SEA	WAS, TB	Homers up lately, should correct
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@STL, @TEX
4	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	CWS
5	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@SEA
6	Tyler Wells	BAL	CIN
7	Kevin Gausman	TOR	SF, BOS
8	Jon Gray	TEX	DET
9	Cristian Javier	HOU	@STL
10	Logan Gilbert	SEA	WAS
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@STL
12	Michael Kopech	CWS	@LAA, @OAK
13	Shane McClanahan	TB	@ARI	Back issue doesn't appear to be serious
14	Joe Ryan	MIN	@ATL
15	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	MIA, @TOR	19 K with just 2 BB over prior 20.1 IP
16	Shane Bieber	CLE	@KC
17	James Paxton	BOS	@TOR
18	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@BAL
19	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	HOU
20	Reid Detmers	LAA	CWS, ARI
21	Gavin Williams	CLE	@KC, @CHC
22	Kyle Bradish	BAL	MIN
23	Domingo German	NYY	@OAK
24	Andrew Heaney	TEX	DET, HOU
25	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@OAK
26	George Kirby	SEA	TB
27	Tanner Banks	CWS	@OAK
28	Sonny Gray	MIN	@ATL, @BAL
29	Bryce Miller	SEA	TB
30	Taj Bradley	TB	@ARI, @SEA	3.28 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 37 K over last 24.2 IP
31	Trevor Richards	TOR	BOS
32	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIA	Developing secondaries at the major league level
33	JP Sears	OAK	NYY
34	Yonny Chirinos	TB	@SEA
35	Luis Severino	NYY	@STL
36	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@LAA
37	Bailey Ober	MIN	@BAL
38	Dane Dunning	TEX	DET
39	Zach Eflin	TB	@ARI	In a rut, but a 2.88 xFIP says to be patient
40	Kyle Gibson	BAL	CIN
41	Bryan Woo	SEA	WAS
42	Jose Berrios	TOR	SF
43	Logan Allen	CLE	@KC
44	Jhony Brito	NYY	@OAK, @STL
45	AL Reliever
46	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CHC
47	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
48	Chris Bassitt	TOR	SF
49	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@ATL
50	Hogan Harris	OAK	CWS
51	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC
52	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	CWS
53	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@TOR
54	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	BOS
55	Chris Murphy	BOS	MIA
56	Griffin Canning	LAA	ARI
57	Dean Kremer	BAL	MIN
58	Cole Irvin	BAL	CIN, MIN
59	Zack Greinke	KC	CLE
60	Lance Lynn	CWS	@LAA
61	Tyler Anderson	LAA	ARI
62	James Kaprielian	OAK	NYY
63	Jaime Barria	LAA	CWS
64	Reese Olson	DET	@TEX
65	Martin Perez	TEX	DET, HOU
66	Austin Cox	KC	CLE
67	Matthew Boyd	DET	@TEX, @COL
68	Brady Singer	KC	CLE, LAD
69	Michael Lorenzen	DET	@COL
70	J.P. France	HOU	@STL
71	Matt Manning	DET	@TEX, @COL
72	Paul Blackburn	OAK	NYY, CWS
73	Jordan Lyles	KC	LAD
74	Joey Wentz	DET	@TEX
75	Daniel Lynch	KC	LAD
76	Luis Medina	OAK	CWS
77	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@TEX

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	MIN, MIA	Seems like he's always projected for a two-step
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL, @KC
3	Zac Gallen	ARI	TB, @LAA
4	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CHC
5	Julio Urias	LAD	@KC
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
7	Yu Darvish	SD	@PIT, @CIN
8	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@KC
9	Max Scherzer	NYM	MIL
10	Justin Verlander	NYM	MIL, SF	A good time get things rolling
11	Mitch Keller	PIT	SD
12	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@CHC, WAS	1.38 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 29 K over last 32.2 IP, spanning 5 GS
13	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@PIT
14	Michael Wacha	SD	@CIN
15	Justin Steele	CHC	CLE
16	Marcus Stroman	CHC	CLE
17	Bryce Elder	ATL	MIN
18	Joe Musgrove	SD	@PIT
19	Wade Miley	MIL	@NYM
20	Blake Snell	SD	@PIT
21	David Peterson	NYM	MIL, SF
22	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@BOS
23	Alex Cobb	SF	@NYM
24	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	MIN
25	Jordan Montgomery	STL	HOU, NYY
26	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CHC
27	Logan Webb	SF	@TOR
28	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@NYM
29	Kodai Senga	NYM	MIL
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@BOS, @ATL	Needs to work his way back up the rankings
31	Jake Irvin	WAS	@SEA
32	Eury Perez	MIA	@ATL	Huge test for the rookie.
33	Seth Lugo	SD	@CIN
34	Charlie Morton	ATL	MIA
35	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@NYM
36	NL Reliever
37	Rich Hill	PIT	SD, MIL
38	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@BOS
39	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@LAA
40	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	PHI
41	Drew Smyly	CHC	PHI
42	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@BAL
43	Alex Wood	SF	@TOR, @NYM
44	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
45	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	WAS
46	Johan Oviedo	PIT	MIL
47	Jack Flaherty	STL	NYY
48	Ross Stripling	SF	@TOR
49	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@PHI
50	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SEA, @PHI
51	Colin Rea	MIL	@NYM, @PIT
52	Miles Mikolas	STL	HOU
53	Matthew Liberatore	STL	NYY
54	Julio Teheran	MIL	@NYM, @PIT
55	Luis Ortiz	PIT	SD
56	Jameson Taillon	CHC	PHI, CLE
57	Austin Gomber	COL	DET
58	Jared Shuster	ATL	MIA
59	Bobby Miller	LAD	@COL
60	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	MIL
61	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	SF
62	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@SEA
63	Connor Seabold	COL	LAD, DET
64	Josiah Gray	WAS	@PHI
65	Tommy Henry	ARI	TB
66	Noah Davis	COL	DET
67	Adam Wainwright	STL	HOU
68	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD
69	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@LAA
70	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	SD
71	Bryan Hoeing	MIA	@ATL
72	Levi Stoudt	CIN	SD
73	Zach Davies	ARI	TB
74	Luke Weaver	CIN	@BAL
75	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@BAL, SD
76	Chase Anderson	COL	LAD